First impressions: Manet's portraits at the Royal Academy - in pictures

A new exhibition in London brings together – for the first time ever – the portraiture of impressionist painter Édouard Manet. From friends and flaneurs to famous faces such as Antonin Proust and Émile Zola, the Royal Academy's survey of more than 50 works paints a resplendent picture of Parisian society in the mid-19th century – not to mention the man himself.
Manet: Portraying Life runs from 26 January to 14 April 2013